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• HYNDBURN COUNCIL ENDS TESTING MONOPOLY FOLLOWING TAXI DRIVER OUTCRY

  Local taxi and private hire drivers have secured a major victory as Hyndburn Council announced it will finally outsource vehicle safety inspections to private garages.

• UBER DRIVERS TOLD ACCEPT NEW TERMS OR BE BLOCKED

  The ADCU has condemned Uber’s decision to force private hire drivers to accept deeply unfair new Terms and Conditions by 5 January or lose access to the platform.

• WALSALL RESIDENTS AND TAXI TRADE INVITED TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON UPDATED LICENSING POLICY

  The draft policy reflects government guidance and aims to ensure standards remain high and passengers in Walsall can travel with confidence.

• GRIMSBY MANS "DAFT" TAXI DISPUTE ENDS IN COSTLY COURT APPEARANCE

  Gavin Jeavons, 33, appeared before Chester Magistrates Court on December 23, where he pleaded guilty to making off without payment and using threatening or abusive words.

• BLACKBURN TAXI CRACKDOWN: TWELVE DRIVERS DISCIPLINED IN NIGHT TIME SAFETY SWEEP

  A joint enforcement operation between Blackburn with Darwen Council and Lancashire Constabulary has resulted in a wave of penalties and suspensions for local taxi and private hire drivers.

• TRAGIC NEWS: TWO TEENAGE PASSENGERS KILLED AND ONE CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER DEVASTATING CRASH

  Jake Neaves and Jenson Seal, both 19, were passengers in a white Tesla, where travelling from Oxted train station when the vehicle crashed on Holland Road in Hurst Green.

• LONDON TO BECOME GLOBAL HUB FOR DRIVERLESS TAXIS AS TECH GIANTS TARGET 2026 LAUNCH

  The capital’s streets are set to become the ultimate testing ground for the future of transport as Uber and Lyft join forces with Chinese tech titan Baidu to launch fully autonomous taxis in 2026.

• "EXCEPTIONALLY WEAK": EDINBURGH CABBIE BLASTS ONE WEEK SUSPENSION FOR PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER

  The row erupted after Mehmood Fiaz UL Hassan, a private hire driver of seven years, admitted to picking up a passenger without a pre-booking outside Waverley Station.

• RIBBLE VALLEY TAXIS SECURE PERFECT SCORE IN PRE CHRISTMAS SAFETY SWEEP

  A total of eight hackney carriages and private hire vehicles were pulled over for inspection, with every single vehicle meeting the necessary legal and safety requirements.

• NORTH AYRSHIRE CABBIES FACE CRACKDOWN AS DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS DOUBLE

  The region’s licensing committee heard last week that despite a move toward more flexible attire in September 2024, an increasing number of drivers are failing to meet basic presentation requirements.

• BLACKBURN TAXI CRACKDOWN: TWO DRIVERS SUSPENDED IN JOINT POLICE OPERATION

  The operation, conducted on December 18, saw officers utilise "new tactics learned from previous operations" to target non-compliant drivers.

• VILE VERBAL RACIST ATTACK ON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER IN SHEFFIELD

  An Uber driver was subjected to a racially aggravated verbal attack in the early hours of Sunday morning, 21 December, after refusing to take a man from Sheffield to Brinsworth in Rotherham.

• CABBIE TO PAY MORE THAN £650 FOR BREACHING PUBLIC SPACES PROTECTION ORDER NEAR HEATHROW

  Hillingdon Council has prosecuted a Transport for London taxi driver for contravening a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) and not paying a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN).

• NORTH HERTS DRIVERS COULD FACE SANCTIONS FOR REFUSING SHORT FARES

  The enforcement exercise, conducted by North Herts Council on December 10 at Hitchin Railway Station, utilised a lone female operative who requested short journeys within the minimum fare distance.

• READING DRIVER BANNED AND FINED FOR OFFERING ILLEGAL RIDES AT HENLEY REGATTA

  Mr Arshed Abdul Aziz, 67,from Reading, appeared before Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Friday 12 December when he pleaded guilty to: unlawfully plying for hire in Henley on 5 July 2025.

• PERTH COUNCIL GREENLIGHTS 24 NEW TAXI PLATES DESPITE BACKLASH FROM TAXI ASSOCIATION

  The decision, made on Monday, December 15, aims to address "unmet demand" in city, but local drivers argue the council is fundamentally misreading the market.

• 'UNFIT FOR THE ROAD': DUDLEY COUNCIL BARS DRIVERS OVER REVOKED LICENCES AND FORGED DOCUMENTS

  Minutes of Dudley’s Taxis Committee have provided an insight into a string of "incredible" licence applications and reviews.

• "IT IS KIND OF SCARY": GRIMSBY TAXI DRIVER "UNSAFE" AFTER DOUBLE VANDALISM ATTACK

  Habib Khawaja claims that local drivers are being "constantly targeted" by youths throwing rocks and bricks, an issue he says has persisted for years.

• END OF THE ROAD ST IVES LEFT REELING AS INVALUABLE ACE CARS COLLAPSES

  While residents mourn the loss of an "invaluable" service, former drivers claim they have been left "thousands out of pocket" after the firm entered voluntary liquidation with almost no warning.

• TFL SEES GROWTH IN APPLICATIONS FOR KNOWLEDGE OF LONDON DURING ITS 160TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR

  TfL has seen a significant rise in applications, increasing from 440 in 2022 to 742 to the end of November 2025 – a 68.6% increase, on track to be the highest number in a decade.